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STILL COOL TODAY: Pretty cold out there this morning; at 5:00 Birmingham is at 21 degrees with a north wind at 6 mph, and a wind chill index of 13. That is pretty brisk for a March morning in Alabama. Late guidance suggests our forecast high of 51 today might be a few degrees too warm; considering the start this morning, sure looks like we won’t have it out of the 40s again today. We should be in the low to mid 60s in early March. But, the sun will be out all day in full force.
WARM-UP: The weather gets progressively warmer for the rest of the week; look for low 60s tomorrow, upper 60s Thursday, and low to mid 70s by Friday. We might see scattered clouds Thursday and Friday, but the weather will remain dry.
THE WEEKEND: The latest GFS is printing a high of 76 on Saturday; that sure sounds good. The day will be dry with a good supply of sunshine. A few isolated showers could show up on Sunday, but most places will remain dry with a high in the 70s.
NEXT WEEK: Beginning to look pretty wet next week. A front moves in here slowly early in the week and stalls out, and we could very well have periods of rain on a daily basis for 3, and perhaps 4 days next week. Maybe a few stronger storms by Wednesday or Thursday, but still no evidence of a major severe weather threat. March is usually our wettest month of the year with an average of over 6 inches of rain.
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I am speaking to a group of golf course superintendents this morning at Eagle Point Golf Club… then into the office where I will have the afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video ready by 3:30. Enjoy the day!
